Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Today I wore an H&M skirt and a plain Terranova (low cost Italian clothing line) shirt. Don't mind the squinty eye look, the sun was very strong, as was the wind! As you can see the skirt has a subtle pink nuance and it has polka-dots all over :)

Can't go too long without chocolate so here are some Baileys chocolates. I spotted them at the supermarket during Christmas but they were too pricey, and now I found them completely on sale! They're actually filled with a delicious Baileys–flavored, soft caramel...

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

As many will agree with me, H&M is great because it's stylish and affordable. This H&M dress has little black hearts all over and the shirt I'm wearing underneath is from another low-cost clothing line called Terranova.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

I was feeling a bit 'country' today so I put on my low-cost flannel shirt from Uniqlo and cheap jeans that I got at a flea market with my low-cost boots from Primark. My earrings were also from a lovely low-cost store called Carina Bijoux. I'm practically low-costfrom head to toe!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Amaretti (Almond Macaroons) and Mascarpone Dessert
Here is an easy peasy treat which you can make under five minutes! You will need:
Ecco una ricettina facile facile che puoi prepare sotto i cinque minuti! Vi serviranno:

Instructions:
Mix the mascarpone cheese with the sugar. Crumble the amaretti/macaroons at the bottom of dessert bowls or glasses. Put a layer of the sweetened mascarpone on the macaroons. Sprinkle the chocolate chips, almonds and a few more amaretti. Lastly, in a pan, heat up the dulce de leche just a little so it softens and pour it on top of the layered dessert.

This mineral powder in 'Sheer' comes with a convenient brush. This does notconceal but it does somewhat lessen any redness. It contains tea tree leaf oil and zinc and I find that it helps mattify troubled/oily areas.

These have a creamy texture which at first I found greasy but then I noticed they became powdery. The palette contains four shades: white, beige-pink, beige-brown and a lavender- pink which all add a touch of shimmer. These creased heavily on my eyelids but they work very well as highlighters on the brow bone and inner corner of the eyes.

This works really well and helped keep my eyeshadow from disappearing or 'melting' for a while. I know there are primers out there that are really expensive but this costs 1.70 euros so it's definitely a bargain.

If you like mint, this is your lip gloss! The transparent gloss on the left leaves a tingly feeling on the lips and the colored gloss on the right leaves a subtle color and lovely shine on the lips. It costs 1.70 euros and I like this best out of all the products as I find that its consistency flatters the lips.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Here is a dress I'm wearing from Zara (18 euros) which I bought a couple of years ago. I put on a black belt which I got at a flea market for a couple of Euros, and the black shoes are from Obsel (15 euros) in Rome.

To end this post on a sweet note, here are some treats (for your eyes only of course!) :) It was Father's Day on Saturday and in Sicily we celebrate it by eating Sfincioni di San Giuseppe; big fried puff pastries filled with sweet ricotta cheese and chocoalte chips, topped with candied cherry and orange! I bought one for my father...but I ended up eating most of it myself!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Yes eyebrows frame the eyes. Though many women like to thin out their eyebrows, I prefer thicker eyebrows and find them more flattering when full. It all depends on what suits your face of course, and heavy eyebrows don't suit every girl, but in my opinion, natural-looking eyebrows are the best. I learned this by making a lot of mistakes...
When I was in middle school, I used to shape my eyebrows, making them super skinny in the front, and leaving them thick at the ends. In High School, I'd over pluck so much that at one point, I'd go around with cube-shaped eyebrows. Can you imagine?? For some bizarre reason, I thought I looked great!

Here is a picture of me with lovely Natasha Bedingfield in 2004 at the MTV awards in Rome. You might not notice from the angle, but my eyebrows are way too plucked from the front.

So my point is, natural is better. I do have to maintain them, to give them some shape, but I follow their natural shape. Due to years of abusing my eyebrows, they haven't grown back neatly; this is why you shouldn't exaggerate with tweezing. Now mine grow back messily so I do have to groom them (otherwise I'd look like a man..) but personally, bushy eyebrows are beautiful! My advice is: if you have naturally thick eyebrows, DO NOT OVER PLUCK! Follow your natural shape. You don't even need to pluck at all. There are many beautiful women who barely shape their eyebrows; look at Brooke Shields, Camille Belle, Rachel Weisz and Charlotte Casiraghi (granddaughter of Grace Kelly).